An admission by Sweden's national Twitter account that Swedish meatballs are actually of Turkish origin caused some chatter on social media, and this was my contribution, preserved here for posterity. Or infamy. Or something.

Istanbul was ConstantinopleNow it's Istanbul, not ConstantinopleBeen a long time gone, oh ConstantinopleNow a Swedish delight on a moonlit night

Every chef in ConstantinopleLoves the meatballs here in ConstantinopleAnd if you have fika in ConstantinopleIt'll really be Istanbul

Even old Stockholm was once just Gamla StanWhy'd they change it? I can't sayPeople just liked it better that way!

So take me back to ConstantinopleGotta have that taste from ConstantinopleWith the Chinese noodles in ConstantinopleWhy did Constantinople get the works?That's nobody's business but the Turks…